latest update from Rick:

"first test on painting the skid plate"

to me and my larger pic file, it looks like a sensationallly accurate part and great paint job!!!

coming soon to a home near you

Looks awesome! wish I could give him my paint code and have it ready for installation. I'm excited!

He's also going to paint them titan silver for us?

Hey Guys! I have been watching this thread unfold over the past few months and figured I would chime in seeing how anxious/excited everyone is

I've worked with Rick a lot over the years and have tested many products for him, including parts for my M5. Slimm never fails to impress with the quality of his work and I have served as a good Guinea pig for him.
My girlfriend has an e53 x5 so I opted to test out the prototype he made.
Let me tell you this thing feels military spec I honestly can't imagine the OEM part feeling this solid.

Knowing Rick, The fact that he gave me the skid plate means yours are basically ready to go. This piece will be well worth the wait, the silver one pictured above is the prototype that I painted and installed. Currently trying to figure out adding pictures so you can see it installed


Btw I just used the aluminum plasti dip for the skid plate it's cheap and easy. if it chips I will then proceed to rattle can it silver with a matte clearcoat but let's see how the dip holds up. It looks killer, and I can't stress enough how f***ing solid this piece feels.

Feel free to email me at
[email protected] for pictures and questions installing and materials needed. I will post pics to this thread once I figure it out. I'm a noob I know...

///M Azing, thank you so much for the update. Rick sent me 3 pics of them on your gf's e53 and I will upload them as soon as I get home. Can't do it from my galaxy s3.
I have to say the parts look great so I'm glad you seen them first hand.

As for all else NO rick will not be painting them. He is sending them with no primer or anything as stated in the first post. Its hard to ship something painted and guarantee it will not scratch and hard to paint match so that's why you will get it in the black polyurethane.
I'm sure you will love it still.

The test plate in the picture looks very nice painted with plastidip aluminum color IMO

No problem Clockwork, I love that you took the initiative on this project. It's pretty cool knowing that YOURE the reason this happened. You made the world a more beautiful place with all these skid plates lol!


Thanks Kristophe! If the plate you guys are getting is anything like the prototype you guys are all stoked! I'm excited for everyone who took part in this, very lucky to get ahold of this discontinued part.

I will be making a post on the install process ASAP

///M Azing, I'm just glad to help people out. Especially ones who have educated/helped me out.
Also, glad to see if I ever bust mine up in the winter time, I can grab a replacement (after I install the one Rick has from me now) hahaha.
Now to get Rick working on some e31 8er stuff... :)

I was extremely surprised to hear it was Plasti Dip when Rick told me. Yes it looks great!!!
May have to do that to my 2nd spare when I buy one from Rick.
Gonna start selling them locally too.

Seriously Clockwork that's weird that you mention that about the E31. My dad got the last 850 csi front and rear kit from BMW a few years back. They said it was the last one they would be receiving.

If we can get enough interest my father said he'd be willing to send them out for a reproduction, they're brand new and never mounted! Let me know if you'd like to discuss further, I'll be approaching Slimm about it. Seriously weird though, literally talking about this today